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Term: failed

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "failed": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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failed

Definitions

Verb

  1. Fail to do something; leave something undone
  2. Be unsuccessful
  3. Disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
  4. Stop operating or functioning
  5. Be unable
  6. Judge unacceptable
  7. Fail to get a passing grade
  8. Fall short in what is expected
  9. Become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
  10. Prove insufficient
  11. Get worse
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "failed".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 failed 1 74

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "failed".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 field 1 274
2 filled 1 99
3 filed 1 33
4 fold 1 7
5 fooled 1 3
6 felled 1 2
7 fouled 1 2
8 afield 2 1
9 foiled 1 1
10 feild 1 0
11 feld 1 0
12 felde 1 0
13 fuld 1 0
14 offield 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "failed".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 filled 1 99
2 file 1 81
3 fail 1 37
4 filed 1 33
5 fled 1 28
6 mailed 1 16
7 nailed 1 11
8 sailed 1 10
9 trailed 1 8
10 hailed 1 7
11 filmed 1 4
12 fabled 2 4
13 wailed 1 3
14 jailed 1 2
15 foiled 1 1
16 facile 2 1
17 faile 1 0
18 tailed 1 0
19 railed 1 0
20 bailed 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "failed" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 failed to 1 10
2 failed and 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "failed" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 this failed 1 2
2 the failed 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "failed" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 devils 2 2
2 britain 2 2
3 austrians 3 2
4 sun 1 2
5 mark 1 2
6 initially 4 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "failed".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 filled 1 99
2 fabled 2 4
3 fooled 1 3
4 felled 1 2
5 fouled 1 2
6 foiled 1 1
7 fueled 2 1

Results:

Term

Definitions: 11

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 14

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 2

Words that Precede: 2

Statistically Associated: 6

Consonant Matches: 7

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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McLaren failed to make Chinese GP after separate power unit issues
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Trump pushes a misguided boast about his failed efforts to create U.S. jobs
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Hedge Fund in Hong Kong Raid Took Big Bets, Failed Goldman Test
Mar 13, 2026 Bloomberg.com
Federal judge rules Oregon failed to save key video evidence in prison assault case
Mar 14, 2026 Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
US veteran flees ahead of US trial over failed 2020 Maduro ouster plot
Mar 13, 2026 Reuters
Florida’s 2026 legislative session ends: what passed, what failed and what’s next
Mar 13, 2026 WUSF

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